Charley Taylor
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 28, 1941 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Grand Prairie, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Grand Prairie (TX) Dalworth | ||||||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1964 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||
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1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9 (Houston Oilers) |
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| Games played: | 165 |
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| Receptions: | 649 |
| Receiving yards: | 9,110 |
| Receiving average: | 14.0 |
| Total touchdowns: | 90 |
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Charles Robert Taylor (born September 28, 1941) is a former American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League for fourteen seasons, all with the Washington Redskins. Taylor was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984.
With Taylor, the Redskins made the playoffs five times (1971–1974, 1976) and reached the Super Bowl once (VII), after the 1972 season.
Born in Grand Prairie, Texas, Taylor was the second of seven children—four girls and three boys. He was raised by his mother Myrtle and step father James Stevenson. Myrtle was a domestic, a chef, a butcher, and an owner of a restaurant and Stevenson constructed parts for airplanes.
Taylor started playing sports while in junior high school and by the eighth grade he was playing football, baseball, basketball and competing in track.
Taylor played high school football at Dalworth High School (the former segregated black high school, now an elementary school by the name of David Daniels. Dalworth High students moved to Grand Prairie High School). He also ran the high hurdles, threw the discus and shot put, and competed in the long jump for the track team. The school did not have a baseball team, but Taylor played baseball in a summer league. He was named All-State in track and football.
Taylor played college football at Arizona State University in Tempe as a halfback and defensive back. He was selected as an All-American two years in a row and was also selected to the All-Western Athletic Conference team. Following his final season, Taylor played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl, and the All-American Bowl. He also played in the College All-Star Game against the Chicago Bears in August 1964 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.
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